Type-writing machine.



PATENTED FEB. 26, 1907.

J. W. HAYS.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 24,1906.

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PATENTED FEB. 26, 1907.

J. W. HAYS. TYPE WRITING MACHINE. APPLICATION IILED SEPT. 24,1906

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UNIT-nit sTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH W. HAYS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO GEORGE L.SIMONDS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

TYPE-WRITING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 24, 1906- Serial No- 335,900-

Patented Feb. 26, 1907.

' in which the platen is j ournaled.

The object of my invention is to provide means for producing a verticalline or lines and also horizontal lines which can be applied to theoffice machines now in extensive use and rule the paper as well as printupon it, and thus make the machine useful for a large and extensiveclass of work from which it is now debarred. This I accomplish by themeans hereinafter fully described and as particularly pointed out in theclaims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section throu h theupper portion of a type-writing machine having my improvements appliedthereto. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail view ofthe arm carrying the ruling disk that makes the vertical lines, drawn toa lar er scale. 4 is a transverse section of t e same,

I taken on dotted line 4 4, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 isa side view of thetelescopic arm carrying the disk for ruling horizontal lines. Fig. 6 isa detail view of a modified construction, showin f twinvertical-line-r'uling disks.

' he drawings represent portions of a. wellknown type-Writing machinenow in extensive use, in which A is the supporting-frame, B the carriersupported thereby and is reciprocal transversely back and forth in frontof the operator, and C the platen, journaled in the ends thereof.

In the machine selected to illustrate the construction and operation ofmy invention the paper is passed under the platen C, and

' the printing is done in front of said platen by type carried btype-bars D, where theimpression can e readily seen. The paper passesupand backward over the-platen, and an inclined shield 0., locatedparallel with and to the rear of said platen, guides the paper as it isfed to and as it leaves the carriage.

the other, above and parallel with the platen, is a c lindrical bar E,the ends of which are bent ownward parallel to each other and have theirends loosely and removably mounted on a longitudinally-disposedstationary shaft 6, arranged between platen C and shield a. The positionof bar E is determined by means of segmental arms a, that are pivotallyconnected at one end .to the downturned' ends of said bar and extend tothe rear thereof and have their under edge pro vided with teeth (1 andd, which latter are adapted to catch upon the upper edge of shield a.When teeth d are caught upon the edge of the shield, the bar E will beraised up away from the platen, and when teeth d of said segmental armsare so caught the vertical-line-marking devices will engage the paper onthe platen at a point above the point i of contact of the type carriedby the typebars. These marking devices comprise downwardlyroje'ctingarms F, 'the lower portions 0 which are preferably curved forward andhave their lowerends bifurcated and provided with bearings for the shorthorizontal spindle e for one or more rulingdisks G. The peripheries ofthese disks G are just wide enough to make a line of the width desired,and as when in operation they normally rest against the work on theplaten by revolving the latter said disks make a vertical line on thework. 'At a point about opposite their point of engagement with thework'on the platen disks G have circumferential engagement with a smallcircular ink-pad g, which is journaled on a stud secured in andprojecting laterally from the center of the inner surface of the closedend of a small metallic case h. This case is secured to and supported byarms F andinclose all but one side of the ink-pad, one side being leftopen to permit of the removal or-replacing of said pad whenever desired.There'may be as many of said marking-disks G used as desired. The endsof the arms 13 secured to bar E are slit lengthwise in the plane of theaxis of .said bar, and on one side of this slit the end of the arm isjointed to the reach of-the same to form a jaw H, which clamps the baragainst the fixed end of the adjacent end of the arm when the bolt 1',passed through their extremities, is tight- Extending from one end ofthe carriage to ened. It will thus beseen that the markingloo disks canbe adjusted laterally to whatever l and then turning said forearm-untilsaid pin position required, and, if necessary, several vertical linescan be made at the same time.

In order to maintain disks G in or out of engagement with the workon.the platen, as

desired, I provide bar E with two longitudi nal grooves k m, which arelocated so that when a spring-depressed bolt K, housed in a stubprojecting from the boss of arm F, is shot into groove k said arm willbe in such position as to make the marking-disk engage the work-that is,after the position of bar E is properly adjusted by means of thesegmental arms 0- -and when said bolt is withdrawn from groove 7c andthe arm rotated until said bolt shoots into groove 'm said disks will beraised from engagement with the work. v

In most of the type-written work requiring vertical lines horizontallines are also necessary, sothat some means should be provided that cancooperate with-the mechanism hereinbefore. fully described. result byemploying a telescopic arm consisting of a tubular part 2 and a malepart or forearm 3, engaging the same. The tubular part has one endupturned and pivotedon a transverse horizontal rod 4, connected to thesupporting-frame of the machine and located near the front of the sameor pivoted to any other part of said supporting-frame near the center ofwidth thereof. The forearm 3 has its outer end terminate in a case 5, inwhich a circularinking-pad 6 is journaled by means of a vertical spindle7. This inking-pad has its circumference engaged by a small revolvingruling-disk 9, the axis of which is parallel to that of the pad 6 andwhich has the bearings of its spindle journaled between two bearing-lugs8 8, projecting from the extremity of said forearm 3L VVhe'n it isdesired to rule horizontal lines, the telescopic arm is swung into thehorizontal position, (shown in Fig. 1 of the dra wings,) in whiclposition the rulingdisk 9 will bear against the platen, preferably at apoint above the type contact. The carriageof the machine is then movedlongitudinally to the necessary extent to get the len th of horizontalline desired. In order to cop the ruling-disk 9 normally pressingagainst the platen when in use, I insert a coilspringlO in the core ofthe tubular art 2 of said telescopic arm between its closed end and theinsertedend of forearm 3. This spring 10 provides suflicient pressure toinsure disk 9' making a good impression on the work. To retain said diskQin a withdrawn position when not inv use, I provide the tubular part 2with a longitudinal slot 12 of suliicient length, having a lateral offset at its end nearest the pivot of the arm, and provide forearm 3 witha radiallyprojecting pin 13, that moves in slot 12. By moving forearm 3back into part 2 until pin 13 is at the limit of its movement inward thepivot of the arm accomplish this is seated in the offset of the slot theforearm 'can be securely retained in its withdrawn platen,'and an inkingdevice attached thereto and adjustable ti-rerewith 4. 'l'ne comb nationwith a type-writing machine having a reciprocal carriage, of a revolubleplaten journaled therein, a series of independent ruling devicesadjustable longitudinally of said platen, and individual inking devicesfor each of said ruling de- I vices, whichare connected thereto andmovable therewlth.

5. The combination with a typewriting machine having a reciprocalcarriage, of a revoluble platen journaled therein, a revolving rulingdisk ad ustable longitudinally of said platen, and an inking devicetherefor. M

6. The combination with a typewriting machine having a reciprocalcarriage, of a i op revoluble platen journaled therein, a revolvingruling-disk adjustable longitudinally of said platen, and a revolvinginking device therefor.

v 7. The combination with atype-writing machine having a reciprocalcarriage, of a revoluble platen journaled therein, a seriesof'independent revolving ruling-disks adjustable longitudinally ofsaidplaten, and inking devices therefor.

8. The combination with .a type-Writing machine having a reciprocalcarriage, of a revoluble platen ournaled therein, a series ofindependent revolving ruling-disks adjustable longitudinally ofsaidplaten, and revolving inking devices therefor.

9. The combination with'a type-writingmachine having a reciprocalcarriage, of a revoluble platen journaled therein, a revolvingruling-disk adjustable longitudinally of said platen, and an inkingdevice therefor connected to and adjustable therewith.

10. The combination with a type-writing machine having a reciprocalcarriage, of a revoluble platen journaled therein, a rcvolv ingruling-disk adjustable longitudinally of said platen, and a revolvinginking device said arm, and an inking aevice therefor also carried bysaid arm. n

13. The combination with a type-writing machine having a reciprocalcarriage, of a revoluble platen journaled therein, a series of armsindependently rotatable atnan angle to the axis or said platen and eachadjustable on its own axis parallel to said platen-,ruling devicescarried by said arms, and an inking device for each ruling device alsocarried by said arms.

14. The combination with a type-writing machine having a reciprocalcarriage, of a revoluble platen journaled therein, a series of armsindependently rotatable at an angle to the axis of said platen and eachadjustable on its own axis parallel to said platen, revolvingruling-disks carried by said arms, and a revolving inking-pad for eachruling-disk also carried by said arms.

15. The combination in a type-writing machine with a reciprocalcarriage, a revolving platen journaled therein, and a longitudinal barparallel to said platen, of a series of ants independently rotatable andadjustable longituainally on said bar, ruling devices and inking-padstherefor carried in the end 0 each of said arms.

16. The combination 111 a type-writing machine with a reciprocalcarriage, a revoluble platen journaled therein, and alaterally-adjustable longitudinal bar parallel to said platen, of aseries of arms independently rotatable and adjustable longitudinally onsaid bar, ruling devices, and inking-pads therefor carried in the 'endofeach of said arrrs.

17. The combination in a type-writing machine with a reciprocalcarriage, a revoluble platen journaled therein, and alaterally-adjustable longitudinal bar parallel to said platen, ofaseries of arms independently adjustable longitudinally on said bar,ruling devices and inking-pads therefor each carried in the end of eachof said arms.

18. The combination with a type-writing machine having a reciprocaicarriage, of a 'revoluble platen journ'aled therein, an arm rotatable atan angle to the axis of the platen and adjustable parallel with thesame, a revolving ruling-disk journaled in the end of said arm, arevolving ink-rad circurnferentially engaged thereby, and a caseconnected to said aim in which said pad is journaled and inclcsed.

19.v The combination in a type-writing machine with a reciprocalcarriage, a revoluble platen journaled therein, and alongitudinally+dispcsed bar having longitudinal grooves therein, of anarm removably mounted and longitudinally adjustable on said bar, aspring depr essed bolt in the boss of said arm adapted to engage saidgrooves,-a

revolving ruling-disk carried by said arms, and revolving inking-padconnected thereto.

20. A type-writing machine comprising a supporting-frame, areciprocating carrier, a revolving platen carried thereby and journaledtherein, a ruling device connected to said supporting-frame and normallypressing toward said platen with which it is adapted to engage whenoperated, and an inking-p ad theretor.

21. A type-writing machine comprising-a supporting-frame, areciprocating carrier, a revolving platen carried thereby and journaledtherein, a telescopic ruling device cone nccted to said supporting-frameand normally pressing toward said platen with which it is adapted toengage when operated, and an inking-p ad therefor.

22. A type-writing machine comprising a supporting-frame, areciprocating carrier, a revolving platen carried thereby and journaledtherein, a spring-elongated telescopic ruling device connected to saidsupportingirame and normally pressing toward said platen with which itis adapted to engage when operated, and an inking-pad therefor.

23. A type-writing machine comprising a supporting-frame. areciprocating carrier, a revolving platen carried thereby and-journaledtherein, a longitu'dinally-adjustable vertical-line-ruling device, andinking device therefor, a ruling device connected to saidsupporting-frame adapted to engage said platen, and an inking-p adtherefor.

24. A type-Writing machine compr sing a supporting-frame, a reciprocalcarrier, a revolving platen carried thereby and journaled therein, alongitudinally-adjustable verticalline-ruling disk and inking devicetherefor, a ruling device connected to said supportingfrarne adapted toengage said platen, and an inking-pad therefor.

.25. Atype-Writing machine comprising a supporting-frame, areciprocating carrier, a

revolving platen carried thereby and'journ aled therein, alongitudinally-adjustable vertical-line-ruling device, and inking devicetherefor, a ruling-disk connected to said supporting-frame adapted toengage said platen, and aninking-pad therefor.

26. A type-Writing machine comprising a supporting-frame, a reciprocalcarrier, 2, re- In-testimehy'whereefI have hereunto set voh ifng platencarriedthereby and journa'led my hand thls 12th day of September, A;-D-.'

therein, a Iongitudinally-aldjustablevertical- 1906';

line-rulin disk and inking device therefor, 21,- JCSEPH -W;' HAYS.ruling-(HST: connected to said supporting-1 Witnesses: frame adapted toengage said platenyand an h R-ANK D; THOMASGN,

inkingqaad therefor. I E: K. LUND YL

